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Watching sports leagues today have both been easier and harder at the same time. On one hand, big-time leagues like the NBA, NFL, and the MLB are very accessible to a lot of people. You can watch your favorite sport on any device available today… but the catch is that you have to pay a significant amount of money per month. That's why a lot of fans instead resort to watching illegal streams to catch up with the happenings in their favorite sport.
However, when you play with fire, you're going to get burned. That's what one illegal streamer learned when he was arrested for trying to extort the MLB. Per ESPN:
“Federal authorities said [Joshua] Streit hacked into the computer systems of MLB, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL to stream copyrighted live games before trying to extort $150,000 from MLB with threats to publicize alleged vulnerabilities in MLB's internet infrastructure.”
It's already a bold move to try and hack the system of the four biggest leagues in America. However, despite already being ahead of the game and being relatively safe, Streit decided he wanted more and tried to extort Rob Manfred and the MLB with threats to expose the system flaws of MLB.
Michael J. Driscoll, head of New York City's FBI office, had this to say about the extortion attempt on the MLB.
“Instead of quitting while he was ahead, he allegedly decided to continue the game by extorting one of the leagues, threatening to expose the very vulnerability he used to hack them,” Driscoll said.
He added: “The puns write themselves in this investigation, and now instead of scoring a payday, Mr. Brody faces a federal prison sentence as a penalty.”
Driscoll, the MLB, and the FBI may have had some fun writing their pun-filled announcement, but it's likely not going to be the same for Streit and the fans relying on his streams to watch the exciting World Series.
